Arnoud Okken

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Arnoud Okken

Full name	Arnoud Okken
Date of birth	20 April 1982 (1982-04-20) (age 26)
Place of birth	Doetinchem, Netherlands
Previous Teams	{{{previous teams}}}
Height	1.82 m
Weight	65 kg
Personal best	400m – 47.84 (2002) 800m – 1:45.64 (2001) 1000m – 2:19.99 (2002) 1500m – 3:37.46 (2002) Mile - 4:07.52 (2002)
Career	? -present
Infobox last updated on: 21 March 2008.

Arnoud Okken (born 20 April 1982 in Doetinchem) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the 800 metres.

His first international victory came at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Commenting on the win, Okken stated that "my plan was to take the lead and keep away from any trouble. Fortunately, I managed to do this."^[1] As Bram Som won the 2006 European Athletics Championships, the Netherlands holds the European 800 m title both indoor and outdoor.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	5th
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	4th	1:45.64 PB
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	6th
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	5th
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	1st
2007	Dutch National Championships, 800m	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st

[edit] Personal bests

• 400 metres - 47.84 s
• 800 metres - 1:45.64 min (2001)
• 1500 metres - 3:37.46 min (2002)
• Mile - 4:07.52 min (2002)

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Arnoud Okken

1. ^ Turner, Chris. "European lead garners Gardener fourth title - Euro Indoors, Day 3, PM – MEN", IAAF, 4 March 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-05.